Embalming apparatus



Feb. 22, 1949.

J. H. ECKELS EMBALMING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet l FiledMay 25, 1944 hwy/70 1.1 5%; b fciels Feb. 22, 1949. J. H. ECKELS ,4 7

EMBALMING APPARATUS Filed May 25, 1944 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES EMBALMING APPARATUS Application May 25, 1944, Serial No. 537,211

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improvement in embalming apparatus.

As is well known in the art of embalming, when a body is to be embalmed a chemical embalming fluid in admixture in measured quantity in water is introduced under pressure into the circulatory system of the body in displacement of the blood contained therein.

In the practice of embalming hertofore it has been customary to prepare the necessary quantity of embalming mixture in a suitable container and then to eiiect introduction of the mixture into the body through the use of a pump operated by hand or by suitable power means, as a small electric motor.

Now in accordance with this invention there. is provided an apparatus in compact form adapted to receive water under pressure from any convenient source, as any domestic or municipal water supply system, and operating from the pressure of the received Water to provide a regulated flow of water, to add thereto a regulated amount of chemical embalming fluid and to deliver into a body, under requisite pressure and. flow, a predetermined desired mixture of'the embalming fluid and water.

The apparatus according to this invention may also include means for efiecting desired softening of the water supplied for admixture with the embalming fluid, where the hardness of the available water supply under pressure makes softening desirable.

The apparatus according to this invention may be constructed in a compact form enabling it to be readily transported and will be simple in con struction and readily controlled for efficient operation. I

Having now indicated in a general way the nature and purpose of this invention, I will proceed to a detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a front view of an embalmlng apparatus according to this invention, a carrying case for the apparatus being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a top View of the apparatus shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view of the apparatus shown in Figure 1, the carrying case being shown in section.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the apparatus in a carrying case with the front removed to-show the connections and controls for the apparatus.

The apparatus shown in. the several figures comprises as principal elements a water. softening' unit A, which may contain. any'suitablewater softening compound, amixing chamber B, apres sure chamber C, and a reservoir for embalming fluid D, which may be any well known or desired embalming fluid. 1

As will be made clear, water from any suitable source, under a head or pressure, under reguletion of the pressure passes through the water softening unit A to the mixing chamber B, while at the same time water from the supply, under regulated pressure, passes to the pressure chamoer C, in which it acts to compress air which in turn acts to deliver chemical embalming fluid from the reservoir D to the mixing chamber, from which the mixture of water and embalming fluid is delivered to the body under the pressure of the water supplied to the mixing chamber.

Thus, it will be apparent at once that the pressure of the water supplied to the apparatus serves to accomplish the addition to the water of the requisite amount of chemical embalming fluid and to introduce the mixture of embalming fluid and water into the body, all as it were automatically and without the use of any mechanical pressure creating means.

In detail, water under pressure, from any suitable source, as, for example, a domestic or municipal water system, enters a reducing valve l, through a connection 2, for example of a type adapted to receive a rubber hose or tube connested in turn to a water faucet. The reducing valve 5 is controlled by a handle 3 and in practice will be regulated to provide required pressure, which in all cases will be lower than the pressure of the water entering the valve.

The water leaving the reducing valve at de-' sired pressure, through outlet Q, will pass into a T connection 5 from which it will pass in two directions, into pipe 6 and into pipe I.

Water passing through pipe ii will be directed into pipe 3 by a three-way valve IE3 controlled by a handle it and connected to a T 9.

The Valve it is ordinarily set to open pipe 8 so that water will pass therethrough to three way valve l2 connected to the water softening unit A through pipe id and to a pipe l5 and controlled by a handle L3. The valve 52 is ordinarily set to direct the water into the water softening unit A, through pipe M. A pipe I5 connects the T 9 with the bottom of the water softening unit A 52 it will now be observed that Water from the reducing valve 5 will pass to the water softening unit A, from which softened water will passthrough pipe is to the T 9.

The T9 is connected through a pipe l! with a With the ordinary setting of the valves iii and.

chamber B. Thus the softened water from unit A passes through T 9, pipe 51, valve it, which serves to regulate its flow and quantity, and pipe 20 to mixing chamber B.

If now it be desired to wash out or regenerate the water softening unit A, the valve I will be closed and the pet-cock 2| opened to drain all water out of the softening unit A. A salt solution or other solution for cleaning or regenerating the softening material is then filled into the unit through pipe 22 after removing the cap 23 therefrom. After permitting to stand for a period the pet-cock 2! is again opened, the unit A drained, and the pet-cock closed. The valves and I2 are then reversed, valve I opened, and valve i8 closed, which results in the passage of water into the bottom of unit A through pipe l6 and from the top of the unit to waste through pipes l4 and [5.

In order to supply chemical embalming fluid to the mixing chamber B for admixture with the water supplied thereto, as above, the pipe 1 which receives water from the T 5, connected to the reducing valve I, is connected to a base 24, on which stands the pressure chamber C, which may be an inverted open bottle, as indicated in Figure 1. The base 24 is hollow and is provided with a cock 25 for drainage.

A tube 29 connected to a T 28 is led through the base 24 and upwardly within the pressure chamber 0, its upper end within the chamber being normally open. A safety valve 4!, of, for example, float type, is provided to prevent water from entering the open end of pipe 29 within the pressure chamber if the water rises to a predetermined level therein. A second tube 26 leading to a cock 2! is connected to the T 28; and the T 28 is connected to a tube 30, which is connected to the embalming fluid reservoir D, through a valved fitting 3!.

Opening into the reservoir D through the fitting 3|, is a tube 32 which is connected to a metering valve 33, controlled by handle 38, which in turn is connected to the mixing chamber B through a pipe 40.

The mixing chamber 13 is provided with an outlet fitting 35, provided with a valve 36 controlled by a handle 31 and adapted for connection with a tube leading to the body to be embalmed; and a pressure gauge 42 is connected to the chamber B by a tube 39.

It will now be observed that the water passing through the pressure reducing valve l through T into pipe 1 will flow int-o the pressure chamber C, and as it rises in the reservoir, will compress air in the upper part thereof to balance the water pressure. Air compressed in reservoir C will pass through pipe 29, T 28 and pipe 30, leading to reservoir D, cock, 2! being closed to hold air pressure. Embalming fluid will be forced by the air pressure from reservoir D through pipe 32 and metering valve 33 into the mixing chamber B tion in detail may be made in the embodiment of this invention described above without departing from the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A self-contained embalming unit for simultaneously diluting embalming fluid and injecting the diluted fluid into a body, comprising a mixing chamber, an air pressure chamber, a reservoir for embalming fluid, a reducing valve, means for connecting said reducing valve to a continuous supply of water under pressure, a conduit through pipe 40. The valve 33 meters the required amount of embalming fluid to the flow of water into the mixing chamber and the mixture of embalming fluid and water passes from the mixing chamber through outlet fitting 35 to the body to be embalmed.

When pressure chamber 0 becomes full of water, the water is drained off by opening cock 21 to let air pressure off chamber C and opening the cook 25 through which the Water will drain out of chamber C. r v r -It-will be appreciated that various modificaconnecting said reducing valve with said mixing chamber to continuously supply water thereto, a conduit connecting said reducing valve with said pressure chamber to compress air therein, a conduit connecting the upper portion of said pressure chamber with said reservoir, a conduit provided with a metering valve connecting said reservoir with said mixing chamber, the arrangement being such that both water and embalming fluid are supplied in a continuous manner under pressure to the mixing chamber, and a connection from the mixing chamber for injecting the diluted fluid into a body to be embalmed.

2. A self-contained embalming unit for simultaneously diluting embalming'fluid and injecting the diluted fluid into a body comprising a mixing chamber, a vertically extending pressure chamber, a reservoir for embalming fluid, a reducing valve, means for connecting said reducing valve to a supply of water under pressure, a water softening chamber, connections for the flow of water under regulated pressure from said reducing valve through said water softening .chamber to said mixing chamber and from said taneously diluting embalming fluid and injecting the diluted fluid into a body, comprising a mixing chamber, a pressure chamber, a reservoir for embalming fluid, a reducing Valve, means for connecting said reducing valve to a supply of water under pressure; a conduit connecting said reducing valve with said mixing chamber, a con duit connecting said reducing valve with said pressure chamber, a conduit connecting the 7 upper portion of said pressure chamber with said reservoir, means for preventing the flow of water to the reservoir if the level of the water in the pressure chamber rises above a predetermined level, a conduit provided with a metering valve connecting said reservoir with said mixing chamber and a connection from the mixing chamber for injecting the diluted fluid into a body to be embalmed.

4. A self-contained embalming unit for simultaneously diluting embalming fluid and injecting the diluted fluid into a body, comprising a holder for the embalming fluid, an air chamber, a mix- I ing chamber in which the embalming fluid is diluted, a water supply under pressure including a reducing valve in the water supply line, a connection from the'reducingvalve to the mixing: chamber, a connection from the holder for embalming fluid to the mixing chamber, metering means in each of said connections for metering the flow through said connections to the mixing chamber, whereby the proper dilution of the embaiming fluid will be effected, a connection from the reducing valve to the air chamber for placing the air therein under pressure, a connection from the embalming fluid for forcing embalming fluid into the mixing chamber, the arrangement being such that the diluting water and the embalming fluid are under the same pressure, and a connection from the mixing chamber for injecting the diluted fluid into a body to be embalmed.

JOHN H. ECKELS.

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